Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale

Firefly–Serenity Chinese Pinyinary
Chinese translations with standard Hanyu Pinyin romanization and Chinese characters for Firefly the TV series and Serenity the movie and comic books

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Ning2jing4

Simplified characters: 宁静 / Traditional characters: 寧靜
Back-translation of Mandarin: Tranquil
Translated from the English: Serenity [Serenity (movie) version (“Serenity” translation comparison)]
Context (1): Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, half title [page], in logo
Context (2): Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, title page, in logo
Context (3): Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, p. 2, in logo
Context (4): Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, back cover, in logo

ning2jing4

to be peaceful, to be tranquil

ning2 [used only in compound words (or as a place name)]: peaceful, tranquil
jing4: to be calm, to be still

See also:

An1ning2 (Serenity: The Official Visual Companion)
Jing4 (Serenity [movie])
Jing3wei4; Ping2jing4 (Firefly Props and Merchandise)
Ning2jing4 (Serenity [movie], Serenity [novelization], Serenity comic books, Serenity: The Official Visual Companion, Serenity DVD Official Site)
Ping2jing4 (“Serenity, Part 1,” “The Train Job,” “Safe,” “The Message,” Firefly Press Kit)

Qing1tian2

Simplified/Traditional characters: 青田
Back-translation of Mandarin: Blue Field
Translated from the English: Blue Sun [sic (see Note 1 below)]
Context: Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, p. 15, on blue awning in Blue-Sun-like logo with indistinct English “Sun” [see Note 1 below]

qing1

to be green (the color), to be blue (the color)

tian2

a field (for farming)

Notes:

Error: The 田 (tian2 ‘field’) is an error for 日 (ri4 ‘sun’). Thus, 青日 (or variant 靑日 ) Qing1ri4: Blue Sun [old] (ri4 [used only in compound words]: [traditional] or [meaning borrowed from non-Mandarin Chinese] the sun).
Also: tai4yang2 太阳 (traditional: 太陽 ): the sun; tai4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: great, grand; yang2 [used only in compound words]: the sun

See also:

Lan2ri4 (“The Message,” Firefly Official Site, Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64; Leaves on the Wind)
Lan2ri4; Bing3 Qie3 Diu1; Zhong1 Wu1 Feng1 Zhu3 Wu1 Zha4 Tuo1 Wu1; Wan2 Zhi1 Jiu3; Chuan4 Pie3 Tuo1 Gai4 (Serenity Props and Merchandise)
Lan2ri4; Dan1 Zhi1 Zhong1 Zhu3 Jiu3 Zhong1 Chuan4 Tuo1 Wei2 Tuo1 Gai4; Chuan4 Pie3 Tuo1 Gai4 (Serenity Props and Merchandise)
Qing1ri4 (“Serenity, Part 1,” “Bushwhacked,” “Shindig,” “Ariel”)
Shi4 ni3 de5; Ke3zhen1 ke3zhen1; Lan2ri4 (“The Message”)
Zhe4 ben3 shu1 shi4 yi1 ge5 Qing1ri4 he2zuo4 chu1ban3 (Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume Two)

Supinii; Yuu [Not Chinese]

Japanese characters: スピニー・勇
Back-translation of Japanese: Spinny; Bravery
Context: Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, p. 15, on crate label with picture of child

Japanese

Supinii

[phonetic] Spinny [perhaps a fictional brand name]

yuu

bravery, courage [or possibly Mandarin: yong3 勇 [used only in compound words]: brave, courageous, a soldier]

See also:

Li3 Yi4 Yong3 Ren2; Zhi4 Yi4 (Serenity: Those Left Behind #1)
Yi4 Yong3 Zhen1 Li3 (Serenity: Those Left Behind #1)

Guo3

Simplified/Traditional characters: 果
Back-translation of Mandarin: Fruit
Context: Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, p. 16, in pink neon sign

guo3

[for this meaning, Chinese character doesn’t represent an independent word in Modern Standard Mandarin (Putonghua)] →
shui3guo3 水果 : fruit (in general)

shui3: water [noun]
guo3 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: fruit [noun]

Matashi [Not Chinese]

Japanese characters: 又し
Back-translation of Japanese: Again
Context: Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, p. 16, in blue neon sign

Japanese

matashitemo

又しても : again, once again

Dai4jin4

Traditional characters: 帶勁 / Simplified characters: 带劲
Back-translation of Mandarin: Of Interest
Context: Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Visible Chinese, back matter, with “The Journey is the Worthier Part…”

dai4jin4

interesting, of interest

dai4: to bring, to take
jin4: [colloquial] interest [noun]

See also:

Dai4jin4 (Serenity: Those Left Behind, Serenity: Float Out)